The 2023 Test Valley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Test Valley Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council of 43 members was up for election across 20 wards.
Background
At the previous election in 2019 the localist group the Andover Alliance won seven seats on the Council. However, from the beginning of their terms of office they were plagued by internal disputes and defections and they ceased to exist as a group prior to the 2023 election. As a consequence they did not field any candidates at this election, although some of their councillors chose to stand as independents. None were successful.
The Conservatives proved to be the beneficiaries of the Andover Alliance's collapse gaining all seven of their seats. Although they lost five seats to the Liberal Democrats they were able to retain control of the Council.
Results summary
Party vote totals in the table are the sum of each party's highest-polling candidate in each ward.
Ward results
Test Valley Borough Council election results.
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Ampfield and Braishfield
Andover Downlands
Andover Harroway
Andover Millway
Andover Romans
Andover St Mary's
Andover Winton
Anna
Christopher Thom was a member for Valley Park ward in the previous council term.
Bellinger
Blackwater
Bourne Valley
Charlton and the Pentons
Chilworth, Nursling and Rownhams
Harewood
Mid Test
North Baddesley
Romsey Abbey
Romsey Cupernham
Romsey Tadburn
Valley Park
Celia Dowden was a member for North Baddesley ward in the previous council term.
Changes 2023–2027
Katie Brooks (Andover Romans), elected as a Conservative, left the party in July 2025 to sit as an independent. Amanda Ford (North Baddesley), elected as a Liberal Democrat, left the party in June 2026 to sit as an independent.
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